When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower; — when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady, deep, perpetual, and vivifying to the soul... Second series. 1860-1888 - Page 266by John Ruskin - 1893Full view - About this book
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1867 - 144 pages
...us as a feverous disease of parched throat and wandering eyes — senseless, dissolute, merciless. When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows...their work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower;—when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady, deep,... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...land of beauty, virtue, valor, truth, Time-tutored age, and love-exalted youth." HOME. — Montgomery. "When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower ; — when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1870 - 416 pages
...Montgomery. "When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower; — when they are faithfully...perpetual, and vivifying to the soul as the natural p'llse to the body." — Ruskin. Series of Series. "Of Law, there can be no less acknowledged than... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1871 - 268 pages
...possibility of ease, expresses the entire moral state of our English industry and its amusements. 39. When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colorpetals out of a fruitful flower; when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1872 - 144 pages
...us as a feverous disease of parched throat and wandering eyes — senseless, dissolute, { merciless. When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colour-petals out of fruitful flower;—when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady,... | |
| Sarah Doudney - 1873 - 228 pages
...not my case," he answered, smiling again. "And I think I am of my favourite author's mind, Annie. ' When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows...work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower.' " " That cannot be said if the work is of a distasteful kind," I argued. " And God does not set all... | |
| John Dempster Bell - Conduct of life - 1878 - 480 pages
...does not scorn recreation ; for no dreary, self-grinding mortal is he. Ruskin makes the remark, that, "when men are rightly occupied their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower." Beautifully is this said. It is, however, not true that exemplary... | |
| John Ruskin - 1882 - 224 pages
...us as a feverous disease of parched throat and wandering eyes — senseless, dissolute^ merciless. When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows...But now, having no true business, we pour our whole mascu line energy into the false business of money-making ; and having no true emotion, we must have... | |
| Missions - 1883 - 1056 pages
...commentators on the Acts, but their great life-truths brought home alike to intellect, conscience, and heart. are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of...vivifying to the soul as the natural pulse to the body. THE true literary man is no mere gleaner, following in the rear and gathering up the fragments of the... | |
| Readers - 1883 - 804 pages
...sin, No parting, save the slow corrupting pain Of murdered faith that never lives agaiu. Miss Mvloch. When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color petals out of a fruitful flower; — when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all... | |
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